Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health

RSV-HRV viral interference

RSV infection reduces the risk of infection with human rhinovirus, which could have implications for vaccine development and prevention strategies for viral respiratory tract infections in infants.

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Study explores alcohol use patterns in early pregnancy

The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update recommending that women who are pregnant or could become pregnant abstain from alcohol use prompted a Vanderbilt professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and her team to explore the patterns of alcohol use in early pregnancy.

Dittus named to AHRQ’s National Advisory Council

Robert Dittus, M.D., MPH, Executive Vice President, Public Health and Health Care for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named to the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Magnesium impacts vitamin D status

Magnesium and vitamin D appear to work together to reduce risk of death from cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer.

Study finds disagreement on the role of primary care nurse practitioners

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2013 Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card shows movement in the right direction

The Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card, released May 14, indicates women’s health is moving in the right direction, but there’s much more work to be done.

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